CVE-2010-0249

Published Jan 15, 2010 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 91.9% KEV · Listed
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 6 SP1, 7, and 8 on Windows 2000 SP4; Windows XP SP2 and SP3; Windows Server 2003 SP2; Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2; Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2; and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a pointer associated with a deleted object, related to incorrectly initialized memory and improper handling of objects in memory, as exploited in the wild in December 2009 and January 2010 during Operation Aurora, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Remediation

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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{'dateAdded': '2026-05-20T00:00:00+00:00', 'dueDate': '2026-06-03T00:00:00+00:00'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
microsoft
Published
Updated
May 21, 2026, 3:55 AM
Reserved
Jan 7, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jan 15, 2010, 5:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:15 PM